Paul McCartney

Why Famous:McCartney grew up in Liverpool, meeting song-writing partner John Lennon aged 15 and joining his band Quarrymen. Renamed the Beatles in 1960 and had their first hit 'Love Me Do' in 1963. The group dominated 1960s pop music worldwide until McCartney announced his split from the group in 1970. He went on to form the band Wings in the 1970s and composed orchestral music in the 1990s.